The Ministry of Justice has a total of 108 types of punishments. All those who offended the villain were locked up. The only one who managed to get out with her life was the heroine. Even so, the heroine was beaten to pieces, which only served to highlight the villain's viciousness.
But now it was she who was going to die. Xia Tong felt terrible. She couldn't care about those uncles. She just wanted to hide in a corner of the mountain. But she couldn't ignore the original owner's parents.
When they were almost at the Regent's Palace, Xia Zhian looked at his daughter solemnly in the carriage and said, "It was your grandfather's idea to break off the engagement with the Gu family, but it was our fault after all. When you see the Regent later, you must not say anything nonsense. Dad will mention his friendship with his father. I hope the Regent can let our Xia family go for the sake of their old friendship."
After that, Xia Tong seemed to be hesitant to speak. He just felt that his father was too naive. He even mentioned their friendship in the past. He was afraid that the more he mentioned it, the more miserable their death would be. The villains now disliked everyone. There was almost no hope for them to come out alive.
When the carriage slowly stopped, the expressions of the two people in the car changed slightly. Xia Zhian frowned as if he had made up his mind. He lifted the curtain and walked down. Xia Tong also took a deep breath and prepared to die.
The big characters of Prince Regent's Palace were eye-catching. There was no pedestrian on the surrounding roads. It was so cold that it made people's hair stand on end. After her father handed over the ID card, a middle-aged man with a smile on his face walked out. He should be the housekeeper of the palace, but he did not take advantage of his status to bully others and was arrogant. He would also politely salute her father when he saw him.
"This servant greets Master Xia."
"Butler Lin, please get up quickly." Xia Zhian quickly helped the man up. How could he dare to accept the other person's courtesy?
"It's like this. I want to meet the Regent for something. Could you please pass on the message?" Xia Zhian said as he pushed a purse over.
The butler accepted it without hesitation, and glanced at Xia Tong with a smile on his face. The woman was slender and beautiful, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Lord Xia was so sensible that he came to surrender to their master as soon as he was transferred back to Beijing. I don’t know if it was the intention of the Xiahou Mansion. But unfortunately, although this woman is beautiful, their master never buys into it.
"The master hasn't returned yet. Why don't you come in and wait for a moment, Lord Xia?" the butler asked politely.
Hearing this, Xia Zhian calmed down, thought about the purpose of his trip, nodded, and then took Xia Tong into the mansion.
It was not as luxurious as rumored by the outside world. In fact, the Regent's Palace was just a little bigger. But Xia Tong always felt creepy, as if there were many pairs of eyes staring at her from behind.
Arriving at the main hall, the housekeeper asked someone to make tea for the two of them. After that, he looked at Xia Tong politely and said, "The main hall is boring. Miss, you can go to the back garden for a walk."
After saying that, without waiting for Xia Tong's consent, he pointed to a maid to take her out. Xia Tong was not ignorant, so she had to follow her out.
Seeing the other party leave, the butler also smiled politely at Xia Zhian. There was nothing he could do. The master never liked having women around him, so he didn't dare to keep her here.
Although she didn't understand why the other party wanted to send her away, Xia Tong still followed him to the back garden obediently. However, the sun was a little strong, so she had to squat beside a pond and look thoughtfully at the fish swimming in the water.
"Miss, you like fish. How about I bring you some fish food?" the maid said considerately.
Unexpectedly, the other party was so sensible and didn't look like someone from the villain's house at all. Xia Tong naturally smiled and nodded.
As soon as the other person left, she could no longer hold back her sigh and picked up the stones beside her and threw them into the pool one by one, causing ripples in the water.
Even if they are not villains, she will take revenge on those who have humiliated her, let alone a big villain who kills people without blinking an eye. She just doesn't know how the other party will deal with them. She doesn't want to go to the Ministry of Justice, otherwise she might as well jump in and drown.
The more she thought about it, the more desperate she became. Looking at the fish swimming around in the water, Xia Tong couldn't help but whisper, "So this is what it feels like to be at the mercy of others."
She died on the first day after she came here. She is probably the most tragic person in the history of time travel.
“This fish is fresh.”
A cold and indifferent male voice suddenly sounded behind her, frightening Xia Tong so much that she trembled all over. As soon as she turned around, she saw the housekeeper quickly waving at the people behind him, "Hurry up and send all the fish in the pond to the kitchen."
Xia Tong: “…”
In the sunlight, the man was tall and slender in a black brocade robe. There was no emotion on his perfect three-dimensional outline. His deep black eyes stared straight at her. Xia Tong paused for breath, her footing was unstable, and she suddenly stepped on a stone and fell into the pool with a "plop".
"Help... Help..." After choking on water several times, she struggled hard in the water with her hands, and all she could see was the indifferent expressions of the people on the shore.
Seeing the person in the pool struggling weaker and weaker, the butler couldn't help but secretly glance at his indifferent master beside him, but he didn't dare to say anything. After all, there were more than one person who died in the mansion.
The people following behind didn't dare to breathe, and their foreheads were covered with cold sweat with their heads lowered.
Half of the woman's face was submerged in the water. As the water gradually calmed down, the man slowly turned his jade ring, slowly turned around, and said in a light voice, "Pick it up."
"Yes, yes, yes!" The butler immediately lowered his head and waved his hand to let others rescue the person.
As the figure got farther and farther away, the butler breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his head. It seemed that their master was in a good mood today.
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When Xia Tong woke up, the first thing she saw was her mother's worried face. Before she could say anything, she grabbed her hand and asked anxiously, "How are you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Looking at the familiar furnishings around her, it should be her own room. Xia Tong suddenly coughed twice and tried to sit up from the bed. She looked around and said, "My daughter is fine. Where is Dad?"
Could it be that her father didn't escape? !
"Your father is in the study." At this point, Liu looked around, then leaned over and whispered, "What's going on? I heard from your father that you have never met the Regent, but you suddenly fell into the water. Fortunately, Steward Lin had someone rescue you, but how did you suddenly fall into the water?"
Xia Tong was relieved to hear that her father was still alive, but when she thought of the feeling of suffocation before and the man who exuded a dark aura, her palms were still sweating. She felt that the fish in the pond would be her future fate, and she absolutely did not want to be sent to the kitchen!
Seeing her pale face, Liu reached out to touch her forehead anxiously, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"My daughter is fine." Xia Tong came to her senses and immediately grabbed her mother's hand. She pursed her lips and leaned over with lingering fear and said in a trembling voice: "It's just that the regent is not a good person. I... let's run quickly."
The room was very quiet. The last ray of afterglow outside the window had already set. The dim candlelight was emitting a faint light. Hearing this, Liu was so shocked that she immediately covered her mouth and looked around vigilantly. Seeing that there was no one outside, she breathed a sigh of relief.
But he still lowered his voice and looked at her seriously, saying: "Don't say that carelessly, or our entire Xiahou Mansion will be killed."
Xia Tong blinked, a look of despair on her pale face, but if they didn't run away, they would sooner or later become the fish in the pond!
"Although your father has never met the Regent, at least the other party has not caused trouble for your father, which means that there is still room for improvement." Liu frowned and patted her hands as if to comfort her.
Xia Tong didn't know how to explain. That was a big villain. Although she didn't know how she survived today, she could see that the other party had absolutely no intention of saving her. She was not the heroine, and she couldn't last more than a few rounds in the hands of the villain.
"Can……"
"Miss, the old lady wants you to come over." Qing'er's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Xia Tong paused, feeling tired when she thought of the old lady. The situation she was in now was exactly like that of a wolf in front and a tiger behind.
"Go quickly, and don't think too much about what happened today. Your parents are here for you." Liu touched her head, a look of concern on her still charming face.
Xia Tong nodded, got out of bed, washed up, and followed Qing'er to the old lady's yard.
Her father has three brothers. Although they seem to be friendly and respectful to each other on the surface, their relationship is actually very complicated. The old lady likes her eldest uncle the most, so it is her eldest uncle who inherits her grandfather's title. Because her eldest uncle also has two sons, the old lady likes him even more. And these girls are just used for marriage.
When she arrived at the old lady's yard, she heard bursts of laughter coming from the house. She knew that her third uncle's daughter, Xia Min, was there.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw a lot of people sitting inside. Several of her aunts were there, but she didn't call her mother "mom". It was obvious that the old lady really hated her mother.
"Tong'er greets grandmother and several aunts." She bowed as she entered the door.
The woman had a pretty figure and a small, oval face. She was obviously a beauty. Everyone else in the room looked at her in different ways. Only the gray-haired old lady sitting at the top had a gleam in her eyes. Then she waved her hand kindly, "Hurry up, I heard you called a doctor today, but what's wrong with you?"
"She's so delicate and hard to please." A beautiful woman in a blue dress next to the old lady suddenly sneered.
After she finished speaking, the old lady immediately glared at the woman, while Xia Tong slowly stood up and said respectfully, "It's just a heat stroke. Thank you for your concern, grandma."
After saying that, a middle-aged woman with a big smile on her face couldn't help but regret, "Look at my memory. Suzhou is definitely not as hot as Beijing. It's normal that you can't stand it. I'll have someone bring you some more ice. If you need anything, just tell your aunt."
Someone brought a stool over, and Xia Tong sat down, nodding slightly to the woman, "Thank you, auntie."
"Hmph, she is the only one who is different. She is even harder to serve than the princess." The woman in the blue skirt couldn't help but snort again.
"Min'er!" Zhang on the side immediately glared at her daughter.
With the looks of this fourth girl, the old lady will definitely take it to heart. Didn’t you see that the other girls didn’t say anything? Only she is stupid!
Everyone in the room was thinking differently. The old lady looked around and suddenly said in a serious tone, "The Queen Mother's birthday is coming up in a few days. Does anyone of you want to go and broaden your horizons?"
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, Xia Min diligently massaged the old lady's back and said in a tender voice: "Grandma, Min'er wants to go with you."
If you go to a place like that, you will definitely meet many royal children. What girl wouldn't want to go? For a moment, everyone else in the room began to get restless, but Xia Tong sat there indifferent. Even though the hero and heroine would meet there for the first time, she didn't want to participate in the development of the plot. Besides, the villain would definitely be there too. She would be crazy to go there and hang around.
After a quick glance, the old lady suddenly set her sights on Xia Tong and narrowed her eyes, "Tong'er, what about you?"
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